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medicare. medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going to come from with the ever- increasing cost? i will be happy to take my comments off the air. guest: with regard to state medicaid and cost, all those would be made newly eligible for the program through the reform. they would be enrolled in the states, but states would receive very high matching rates. so the government would be internalizing the vast majority of the cost associated with those newly-eligible individuals coming into the medicaid program. . @@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and i think
medicare. medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers...
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and if you're new to medicare... or rethinking your current supplemental insurance plan, these rates are competitive and could be worth a look. now that's the kind of help i like. call now for your free information about aarp... medicare supplement insurance plans, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. >> in the consumer alert, it appears that it does cost more to be able madrid the january issue of "consumer reports" found that items aimed at men and women can cost women more than 50% extra. according to the magazine, some companies to provide a decent reason, like making a shaving cream bottle less resistant for women to use in the shower. but most the time, the items are the same but have a higher price tag for women. >>> students arriving on campuses for the next semester usually find credit card companies offering them sweet deals for credit. but a new federal law requires students under 21 rto have an older adult cosign for the account could 2/3 of college students have at least one credit card and 25%
and if you're new to medicare... or rethinking your current supplemental insurance plan, these rates are competitive and could be worth a look. now that's the kind of help i like. call now for your free information about aarp... medicare supplement insurance plans, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. >> in the consumer alert, it appears that it does cost more to be able madrid the january issue of "consumer reports" found that items aimed at men and women can cost...
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because their mobility experts are also medicare experts. and that means the scooter store is your best shot at qualifying for a scooter that costs you little to nothing. hi i'm doug harrison. pay little to nothing out of pocket. how do we do it? we know what it takes to get you your power chair it's our strength. it's our mission. and we back it up with the scooter store guarantee. if we qualify you and medicare denies your claim for a new powerchair or scooter, i'll give it to you absolutely free. i paid into medicare all my life, and when i needed it the benefit was there for me. the scooter store made it so easy. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. the scooter store got me back out in the world again. talk to. there is a medicare benefit that may qualify you for a new power chair or scooter at little to no cost to you. >>> welcome back to "world news now." you watch any football this weekend? >> just a little bit. >> most of us did. for so many of us the new year's holiday is about watching football. as much as it is a
because their mobility experts are also medicare experts. and that means the scooter store is your best shot at qualifying for a scooter that costs you little to nothing. hi i'm doug harrison. pay little to nothing out of pocket. how do we do it? we know what it takes to get you your power chair it's our strength. it's our mission. and we back it up with the scooter store guarantee. if we qualify you and medicare denies your claim for a new powerchair or scooter, i'll give it to you absolutely...
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medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops. how much does it cost. in terms of medians, there is a factor of five, the difference between the two. about $5,000 per month for non- institutional care services. the indians cannot tell the whole story. on this -- medians do not tell the whole story. this shows that base and long- term health services are almost always less expensive than nursing-home services. nursing-home services hardly ever cost less than $3,500 per month. 87% of non-institutional long- term care services cost less than $3,500 a month. these are two very different populations. they are v
medicare pays for home health services after a hospital discharge. that sense of being a lot of the it services in the community. often it is the person and his or her family that pays primarily for services. this pays typically last, at $250 per month. if people save money when they are hiring workers themselves by hiring an independent provider which not only saves them money, but gives them more consumer control in contrast to government agencies, nearly always use an agency providers. oops....
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it is right alongside such security and medicare. -- social security and medicare. >> in number of moderates have said [inaudible] what changes are critical? >> we want our final product to ensure affordability to the middle cows, accountability for the insurance companies, and by lowering costs for every stage. those of the standards that we have. >> [inaudible] >> i prefer to call and the public's options. we want to increase competition. there are ways to do that. we look forward to having those discussions as to reconcile the bill. unless the whole the insurance counties -- companies accountability, we will not have affordability for the middle class. we need to end discrimination on the basis of pre-existing conditions, to cap payments and co-payments. it is about affordability. that is essential to accessibility. we will have what we need to hold the insurance companies accountable. i contend that whatever we have coming out of this bill, we will hold them accountable. there will be crying out. -- they will be crying out. >> [inaudible] right now there has been a ping- pong. any respon
it is right alongside such security and medicare. -- social security and medicare. >> in number of moderates have said [inaudible] what changes are critical? >> we want our final product to ensure affordability to the middle cows, accountability for the insurance companies, and by lowering costs for every stage. those of the standards that we have. >> [inaudible] >> i prefer to call and the public's options. we want to increase competition. there are ways to do that. we...
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a government study, by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, found health spending topped $2 trillion. that works out to an average of about $7,700 for every american. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's website. but for now, back to judy. >> woodruff: information has emerged about a possible jordanian connection in the attack that killed seven americans at a cia operating base in afghanistan. gwen ifill has that story. >> ifill: new details surfaced today about the attack, a suicide bombing allegedly carried out by a double agent working with the u.s. the names of the victims have not been released by the cia, but family members have identified 3. 37-year old harold brown junior originally from massachusetts leaves behind a wife and three children. >> his concern was to make the world a better and safer place for everyone who lived here. i think that fueled his own commitment to the military and to our country and indeed to the people that he was trying to help. >> ifill
a government study, by the centers for medicare and medicaid services, found health spending topped $2 trillion. that works out to an average of about $7,700 for every american. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program with a preview of what you'll find tonight on the newshour's website. but for now, back to judy. >> woodruff: information has emerged about a possible jordanian connection in the attack that killed seven americans at a cia operating...
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historic legislation which will be placed, i think, in its rightful place, alongside social security, medicare and now health care for all americans. any of my colleagues wish to add? any question? >> madam speaker, as you know, a number of moderates said that the senate legislation can't change too much and still get 60 votes in the senate. so what is is it critical for members to see? >> we want our final product, as i'm sure everyone in the house and senate would agree to ensure affordability for the middle class, accountability for the insurance company as it provides accessibility by lowering costs for every -- at every stage. those are the standards that we have which i think are shared in the house and in the senate. >> the senate should know -- [inaudible] >> we need 218. >> madam speaker -- [inaudible] >> the fact is the public option -- i prefer to call it the public's option, an option for the public to hold the insurance companies accountable and to increase competition. there are other ways to do that. and we look forward to having those discussions as we reconcile the bill. but u
historic legislation which will be placed, i think, in its rightful place, alongside social security, medicare and now health care for all americans. any of my colleagues wish to add? any question? >> madam speaker, as you know, a number of moderates said that the senate legislation can't change too much and still get 60 votes in the senate. so what is is it critical for members to see? >> we want our final product, as i'm sure everyone in the house and senate would agree to ensure...
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on the one hand you can plan the system is broken into costs too much and yet medicare is bankrupt. and of course there's still time. let's not forget the jail time. congresswoman, i would like you to answer do you think the people that elected you are just this stupid? why are you placing politics about people's lives? >> guest: well, the american medical association actually supports the legislation, so you're not representing the view of organized medicine here who does as you may know in the house bill we do make an important fix in terms of doctors, the income under medicare. in fact in the house bill because we increase the number of people and the senate bill, too increases the number of people and medicaid we understand that we need to raise the rate doctors are paid and so it is not about politics. this is about -- and i would agree with you i think that we need to do more to regulate the insurance industry and make sure we don't have -- and our bill does that exclusions for pre-existing conditions. imagine when people get sick then they can't get their health care. this is
on the one hand you can plan the system is broken into costs too much and yet medicare is bankrupt. and of course there's still time. let's not forget the jail time. congresswoman, i would like you to answer do you think the people that elected you are just this stupid? why are you placing politics about people's lives? >> guest: well, the american medical association actually supports the legislation, so you're not representing the view of organized medicine here who does as you may know...
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it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans want it. if you do not wanted, do not use it. no one will force you. benefits for the first district, 50,000 uninsured in this congressional district at about 660,000. 17 dozen 900 small-business is will be eligible for tax credits. -- 17,900 small businesses. it has a prescription drug benefit plan. i thought it was a giveaway to the pharmaceutical industries. basically, they pay their premium and once you hit $2,500 you fall into the doughnut hole. you're still paying the premium, but when to hit $2,500 it all comes out of your pocket. what to him a
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we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for quite some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it is an hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to be able to see seniors. çour reimbursement, if you compare it to other parts of the country because of the system that pays on the basis of volume rather than quality, many areas are -- our reimbursement is half what it would be in high-cost areas. çso, in the legislation, the senate bill, i was able to get a measure included to get changes in net. under the measure i included, good, quality plans and medicare advantage plans that hold costs down would be eligible for extra reimbursement. in case somebody wonders is this a special deal for organic, this will help or again -- this will help oregon, but it will also help the entireç country becaue of instead of rewarding medicare providers for being inefficient, it will reward them for holding costs down. boosting the effort against fraud is absolutely key, as the question sugge
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it can help cover some of what medicare doesn't... in out-of-pocket expenses. call now for this free information kit... and edicare guide., if you're turning 65 or you're already on medicare, you should know about this card; it's the only one of its kind... that carries the aarp name -- see if it's right for you. you hoose your doctor. you choose your hospital. there are o networks and no.referrals needed. save up to thousands of dollars... on potential out-of-pocket expenses... with an aarp medicare .supplement insurance plan... insured by united healthcare insurance company. call now for your free information kit... how ou ould start saving. >>> comi >>> coming up next, "the roundtable" and "the sunday funnies." >> it's >> it's not raining over there. >> cherry and passion orange. >> grape? >> looks good. >> how is everybody doing? >> we're great, now. how are you doing? i love you. thank you so much. pleased to meet you. >> it's time to play. >> aloha. >> aloha. >> aloha, president obama, a native hawaiian. the presidency always follows the president. let's
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there's no medicare or medicaid. the government pays a cash subsidy to anyone who can't afford the basic policy. no one goes broke from getting sick, but health care's cost to the economy here is higher than anywhere except the u.s. what you built here was a rolex and really, perhaps, you should have made a timeex. >> it is a rolex. you're right. it should not just look like a rolex but also work like a rolex. >> reporter: it does, and the swiss love it, except once a year when premium prices go up. insurance companies which aren't allowed to make a profit from selling basic coverage and can't limit patient choice complain their hands are tied. do you think that patients have too much choice now? >> they have a lot of choice. >> reporter: too much? >> i think perhaps yes. >> reporter: given an aging population and high-tech medicine, some say costs are bound to rise 3% or 4% a year. health care reform here has been more expensive than reformers predicted, but the swiss say they didn't expect a perfect system overnigh
there's no medicare or medicaid. the government pays a cash subsidy to anyone who can't afford the basic policy. no one goes broke from getting sick, but health care's cost to the economy here is higher than anywhere except the u.s. what you built here was a rolex and really, perhaps, you should have made a timeex. >> it is a rolex. you're right. it should not just look like a rolex but also work like a rolex. >> reporter: it does, and the swiss love it, except once a year when...
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i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example -- headaches. one community tried to look at how many ct scans and cedar rapids, iowa, they were doing for people. they did 50,000 cds dance for a population of 300,000 people a year. all of us know this is not necessary. 10,000 of them were for had ct scans, and only a tiny number of some of it was fear of malpractice suits. more significant part of it is that we have not really established what our process is, our appropriate guideline for care for handling the headaches so we can do it the right way, so we have tens of thousands of unnecessary ct scans causing m
i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example...
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in fact, if we pre-qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. call the number on your screen for free information. >>> some of our top stories this morning. we're seeing a video we're just getting a look at this morning. what you're seeing here is the man on the right side of the screen there. his name is imam al balawi. he's the jordanian doctor accused in that suicide attack on cia employees and contractors that happened last month in afghanistan. seven cia employees were killed along with a jordanian. again, we're just getting a look at this morning. he talked about a motive in this video, talking about revenge essentially for the killing of a top taliban leader in pakistan. he also said that his faith cannot be bought. that's a reference apparently to the u.s. and jordanian intelligence agencies courting him as an informa
in fact, if we pre-qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. call the number on your screen for free information. >>> some of our top stories this morning. we're seeing a video we're just getting a look at this morning. what...
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in texas, the modest income from social security he's over the limit to receive medicare. no insurance, but a bag full of medications that run more than $5,000 a month. >> every day. every day. >> reporter: and the prospect if the cancer comes back of much more daunting expenses. >> the bone marrow testing alone costs like that's just the testing part of it. >> reporter: 800,000 patients pass through jps every year. fewer than 7% of them have private health insurance. >> we've got surgery in two. three. >> reporter: those here who do have coverage are likely to medicare or medicaid and when the jps ceo and chief of medicine hear the president promise to squeeze billions in savings from knows federal programs, they worry and among other things it could exacerbate an already acute doctor shorts allege in texas. >> we have a significant problem with medicaid only 38% of our physicianses participate in medicaid programs. so if we start squeezing the payment rates down or freezing them, we're going see fewer and fewer physicians who will want to participate in those programs. >
in texas, the modest income from social security he's over the limit to receive medicare. no insurance, but a bag full of medications that run more than $5,000 a month. >> every day. every day. >> reporter: and the prospect if the cancer comes back of much more daunting expenses. >> the bone marrow testing alone costs like that's just the testing part of it. >> reporter: 800,000 patients pass through jps every year. fewer than 7% of them have private health insurance....
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trying to pay for a lot of this by cutting medicare is not the solution. you've got to rearrange medicare, there was a story in the new york times this past week what happens at ucla where they extend life no matter what the cost is, and it becomes well beyond what is reasonable medically. >> as we get older. >> get older. but for example, at ucla medical center, they spend $92,000 i think is the number on the last two years of a life at portland, oregon north of there they spend $52,000 because they have better controls on medicare. so until you begin to pay for value and performance, then health care reform is not going to work despite all of the pieces. >> here we are at the dawn of a new decade. a lot of talk about the old decade. there was a cartoon that caught my eye that shows uncle sam trying to return the first decade of this century to the returns and exchanges bureau and the lady says i'm sorry, sir, we have rules against returning entire decades. but doris, a lot made about the notion of this being a lost decade, lost opportunities, lost wealth
trying to pay for a lot of this by cutting medicare is not the solution. you've got to rearrange medicare, there was a story in the new york times this past week what happens at ucla where they extend life no matter what the cost is, and it becomes well beyond what is reasonable medically. >> as we get older. >> get older. but for example, at ucla medical center, they spend $92,000 i think is the number on the last two years of a life at portland, oregon north of there they spend...
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it was to expand federal funding for medicare in nebraska. some said great, but what about our state? senator nelson took a lot of heat for this. he's a conservative leaning democrat in a strongly republican state. he's gone around the state and done all kinds of ads to explain his position, and finally he said to senator reed, let's take this off the table. he said let's give it to all states or take it out entirely. host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in massachusetts, how long until he could be sworn into the senate? guest: this is a matter of contention. you haveçó democratic-leaning officials in massachusetts saying it may take two weeks to officially process the win. thers÷ tradition in the senate it is not disputed, you get that person in there as quickly as possible. i can bet republicans would be crying foul if democrats tried to string this out and leave paul kirk the interim senator in there. i would suspect they would not get away with that. it would look like they were going against the will of the vo
it was to expand federal funding for medicare in nebraska. some said great, but what about our state? senator nelson took a lot of heat for this. he's a conservative leaning democrat in a strongly republican state. he's gone around the state and done all kinds of ads to explain his position, and finally he said to senator reed, let's take this off the table. he said let's give it to all states or take it out entirely. host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in...
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also, are you willing -- the government cannot take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point of crisis in which we cannot any longer avoid facing this issue. t(we are hoping to point out tht that crisis is sufficiently imminent said that we have to move ahead. we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration did not know about this problem. it is not that they do not know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship has prevailed and we hope we can turn that around. >> i think it is obvious to the leadership in both houses know the problem is a big one. they know it is a bad one. if we can just add to the trepidation, to the fear that this is something really big and that we'd better think big and at bigç -- and act big, so politically we are doing something we would not otherwise do. if we cannot do that, we are not addressing the problem. one more. >> "the new york times". i want to know, especially from the senator, one of the biggest things is problems facing the congress
also, are you willing -- the government cannot take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point of crisis in which we cannot any longer avoid facing this issue. t(we are hoping to point out tht that crisis is sufficiently imminent said that we have to move ahead. we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration did not know about this problem. it is not that they do not know what some of the options are. but so far,...
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i am thinking about social security and medicare. when they first started social security, there were about 35 workers per retired person. now it is 3-1 or so. why is not social security and medicare tied to productivity? the average worker is giving the amount of work of 30 people. is there not a way that social security could be based on productivity and there is a corporate tax on corporate -- productivity? i know it seems like i am thaksin productivity, but is there not a way that we could connect productivity to this? that is my reason for calling. guest: give him a seat on the bipartisan commission. that is interesting idea. i will address the question of social security and productivity. social security has always been seen as a pension plan. when productivity goes up, and means that workers produce more per hour, and therefore, they earn higher salaries. then their salaries go up and the formulas that determine their benefits also go up. that is one of the issues we have with social security. as long as there is a link betwee
i am thinking about social security and medicare. when they first started social security, there were about 35 workers per retired person. now it is 3-1 or so. why is not social security and medicare tied to productivity? the average worker is giving the amount of work of 30 people. is there not a way that social security could be based on productivity and there is a corporate tax on corporate -- productivity? i know it seems like i am thaksin productivity, but is there not a way that we could...
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medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is the thing about me practicing medicine. the positive thing about me practicing medicine is that it to reconnect me with real people, not politicians and lobbyists. [applause] and i get to see real problems of real people that i get in my mind. so when i am in washington, it is not an esoteric. it is about real people. one of the things that our founders thought and believed and wrote was that we ought to have a citizen legislators, not a career professional legislators. [applause] as to your second point, bush did not create the oil industry problems. >> [unintel
medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is...
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of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have maybe 20% on medicaid, although it pays for 40% of the births -- there's not enough public support to sustain that at a good quality. that mixture would work for me. >> i was surprised by this question that a lot of americans believe that the doctors can do everything. have you ever checked this fact against the sample of doctors? >> and that is next. >> thank you. [applause] >> think you, panelists. we will take a 15 minute break and then reconvene to talk about making policy. >> federal reserve catcher ben bernank
of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have...
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now i'm back on medicare through social security. have them on stage. i still have a limit on how much i can make so i don't own any property because i'm not allowed to. my car is also my parents' car. let's get in places. if i start doing well i get nervous because am i going to lose my benefits? i seriously believe if you want them to be a useful part of the society you need to have medical care that you don't have to worry about having. clearly if you want people in general to be a useful part of society, they need to have medical care. you never know what's going to come up with my body but you never know what's going to come up with your body either. theater has kept me sane, so to speak, and that has helped a lot and just being able to express myself and help other people express themselves is really important. >> indeed. cnn photojournalist bethany swain joins us from washington. bethany, why take on the topic of health care in this "in focus"? >> reporter: this was one of the five series we did this year and we thought it was important to put a
now i'm back on medicare through social security. have them on stage. i still have a limit on how much i can make so i don't own any property because i'm not allowed to. my car is also my parents' car. let's get in places. if i start doing well i get nervous because am i going to lose my benefits? i seriously believe if you want them to be a useful part of the society you need to have medical care that you don't have to worry about having. clearly if you want people in general to be a useful...
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in fact, if we qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. >>> one item piled high on president's agenda now what to do about iran. tehran remains defiant about its nuclear program, thumbing its nose at the world's demands by missing a deadline over its nuclear program. so how should the world respond? i spoke about that and more with the israeli ambassador to the united states, ambassador michael oren. mr. ambassador, thank you very much for coming in. >> pleasure, wolf. >> i notice "the new york times on sunday," this line jumped out at me, i want you to clarify. a senior israeli diplomat in washington said in back channel conversations, quote -- is that then the united states will join with the international community with like minded states and in developing, devising and imposing these crippling sanctions on the ir irania
in fact, if we qualify you for medicare reimbursement and medicare denies your claim, we'll give you your new power chair or scooter free. i didn't pay a penny out of pocket for my power chair. with help from the scooter store, medicare and my insurance covered it all. call the scooter store for free information today. >>> one item piled high on president's agenda now what to do about iran. tehran remains defiant about its nuclear program, thumbing its nose at the world's demands by...
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over 10 years, and not to mention the massive solvency problem looming over the social security and medicare systems coming down the road. so it's really questionable whether the u.s. can't afford to fight two wars simultaneously under these revised circumstances. now the u.s. military has backhandedly admitted that it can't win in afghanistan, but hopes the surge will allow it to disrupt and degrade quote unquote the taliban. which really means contain the taliban in urban areas until the afghan security forces are up to speed. but of course all the surge troops will not be in place until the fall of next year, having only nine short months until the withdrawal supposedly begins. the afghan forces are small, corrupt and drug ravaged and it would take much longer than even five years that karzai has testified for them to be able to secure the country by themselves. the problem in afghanistan contrary to what people believe, is that you can't contrast afghanistan. afghanistan has been conquered many times. the problem is of doing it and controlling it, which it really has been. i think that a
over 10 years, and not to mention the massive solvency problem looming over the social security and medicare systems coming down the road. so it's really questionable whether the u.s. can't afford to fight two wars simultaneously under these revised circumstances. now the u.s. military has backhandedly admitted that it can't win in afghanistan, but hopes the surge will allow it to disrupt and degrade quote unquote the taliban. which really means contain the taliban in urban areas until the...
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vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join. end tag vo: call the number on your screen. >>> 2009 oscar ballots have been mailed out. the nominees will be announced next month. >> jeremy and i already have some ideas of our own as far as what could get best picture of the year. for me it goes to "precious." i thought that the acting knocked my socks off. it's set in harlem in 1987. where precious is a 16-year-old african-american girl who's pregnant for the second time by her absent father. she's abused emotionally and physically by her mom who you see there played by monique. precious can't read
vo: if you're over 65, have diabetes and are on medicare... vo: ...call now and we'll send you a free meter. vo: it offers alternate site testing, so you can test on your arm. no more pricking your fingers. vo: and to make it even less painful, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies may be covered by medicare. vo: join over a million others who have chosen liberty medical. vo: call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. vo: plus, for a limited time, get a free cookbook when you join....
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managed care or medicare advantage expenditures for medicare increased 21.3% in 2008. and although this is a higher growth rate than fee-for-service it accounts for a much smaller share of total medicare spending. and most of this growth was due to growth and enrollment. enrollment in medicare advantage grew 13.6%. when you look at per enrollee spending figures, actually medicare advantage increases only 6.8%, and that's compared to 5.8% of overall medicare spending per enrollee. looking at medicaid expenditures now, you can also see it decelerated from 6.1% in 2007 to this was the slowest rate of growth since 199 with the exception of 2006 when part d was implemented. the 2008 deceleration was driven by a deceleration in hospital spending, and also due to budgetary challenges that were faced by several states that resulted in reduced medicaid payments to providers. in addition, in part due to the american reinvestment and recovery act, a temporary chiang in f map percentages caused a decline in$e state and local portionç of medicaid. while the federal portion accele
managed care or medicare advantage expenditures for medicare increased 21.3% in 2008. and although this is a higher growth rate than fee-for-service it accounts for a much smaller share of total medicare spending. and most of this growth was due to growth and enrollment. enrollment in medicare advantage grew 13.6%. when you look at per enrollee spending figures, actually medicare advantage increases only 6.8%, and that's compared to 5.8% of overall medicare spending per enrollee. looking at...
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that might be -- it might be the florida exemption for medicare advantage or the $11 billion in clinics in maine or the louisiana purchase or it might be exemptions from executive pay controls in big phrma, it could be anything. it will add and add and add over on this side until all of this no political capital, all who knew it was a bad idea what it began, enough has moved to the plus side, to neutral, where if you put that final little weight on the skile, i like to call it the straw that breaks the camel's back, clink, it goes over this way. now there's enough support to pass a bill and that's when they ram it through and they don't let you up for air because they're afraid they'll lose votes . when that little moment comes, when they think they've got the votes, it comes through and that's why, that's why the united states senate was doing business for three constant weeks without a break and that's why they were doing business on christmas eve, to pass socialized medicine, with the 60-40 majority on december 24, christmas eevek, because they finally stacked the scales to the point
that might be -- it might be the florida exemption for medicare advantage or the $11 billion in clinics in maine or the louisiana purchase or it might be exemptions from executive pay controls in big phrma, it could be anything. it will add and add and add over on this side until all of this no political capital, all who knew it was a bad idea what it began, enough has moved to the plus side, to neutral, where if you put that final little weight on the skile, i like to call it the straw that...
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cutting half a trillion dollars of medicare. we know we need to reform pricing and we will do that shortly. to think that we've all had a one size fits all plan in congress is going to hurt what we have, that is a difference between martha coakley and i. you are talking about a health care plan, half a trillion dollars in health care cuts at a time when we do not need it. i would propose allowing the states to do that individually with the government incentivizing it. we can actually export but we have done and show them how to do it. i looked over to being the 41st vote in making sure we get that plan back to the driver board. >> mr. coakley -- mrs. coakley. >> thank you. i would be proud to be that vote to make sure we get that perform we need. we have taken the lead in massachusetts. we are attacking costs to make sure we provide for transparency and competition to bring costs down. wheat now spent $2.60 trillion per year on health care in this country. we do not get our money's work -- our money's worth. we do not have trans
cutting half a trillion dollars of medicare. we know we need to reform pricing and we will do that shortly. to think that we've all had a one size fits all plan in congress is going to hurt what we have, that is a difference between martha coakley and i. you are talking about a health care plan, half a trillion dollars in health care cuts at a time when we do not need it. i would propose allowing the states to do that individually with the government incentivizing it. we can actually export but...
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it cuts half a trillion dollars for medicare. [unintelligible] review mandates to make sure we do not have [unintelligible] we can do better with the plan we have. >> we can agree to disagree but let's be clear on the facts. you cannot distort my record and i will be accurate about yours. i have not proposed any new taxes except for those on the wealthiest 2% of the country. that is all i have ever talked about. let's be clear. what i propose is going forward to make sure we cannot afford for health care. it is 8% to 10% a year going up. >> you are in favor of cap and trade. >> it is not a tax. >> our favorin -- you are in favor of the tax cuts coming back. the tax credits are coming back. i am sorry. >> i hear you talkinhg about tax cuts to create jobs. the importance of that. there is the second issue. that is the deficits. the truth of the matter is over the horizon are these massive deficits. we have 1.4 trillion dollars now but every year, the amount is one trillion dollar -- $1 trillion more. >> the answer here is i have be
it cuts half a trillion dollars for medicare. [unintelligible] review mandates to make sure we do not have [unintelligible] we can do better with the plan we have. >> we can agree to disagree but let's be clear on the facts. you cannot distort my record and i will be accurate about yours. i have not proposed any new taxes except for those on the wealthiest 2% of the country. that is all i have ever talked about. let's be clear. what i propose is going forward to make sure we cannot afford...
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and what happened to "don't let the government put its hands on my medicare tax code -- medicare?" >> we are hoping to point out that that crisis is sufficiently imminent so that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration do not know about this problem. it is not that they do not know what some of the options are. but so far partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that around. >> i think it is obvious that the leadership in both houses know the problems are big and know it is bad. if we can just add to the trepidation, to the fear that this is something really big, and we'd better think big an act big and try to pull ourselves together so that we can politically we're doing something we would not otherwise do, we cannot do that if we're not addressing the problem in that way. one more. >> "new york times", senator dementia. one of the biggest things -- senator demomenciici. could you explain why you think that taxes have to be on the table? senator mitch mcconnell said the he
and what happened to "don't let the government put its hands on my medicare tax code -- medicare?" >> we are hoping to point out that that crisis is sufficiently imminent so that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration do not know about this problem. it is not that they do not know what some of the options are. but so far partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that...
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it is the provision that upheld the medicare law and -- the lawyers will support -- the lawyers will argue that out, that's my own judgment. but the reason your question is so important and i'm glad you brought it up now, is it highlights how do we find a balance in our country between individual freedom that we value so much and what happens when the exercise of individual freedom ripples over to the community at large and let me try to describe how i struck the balance. . . but we have a broad berth, a whole host of incentives and opportunities for individuals in the private sector to make their own judgments about health care. i feel very strongly about it. it is a bedrock principle of our constitution, individual freedom, a coalition, giving it the broadest space to the individual to make their own judgments. the question is, what happens if it has indications for everyone else? you ask about what is called, commonly, the individual mandate in the bill to purchase health insurance. people, there is a mandate already under federal law and almost everyone in the community pays for
it is the provision that upheld the medicare law and -- the lawyers will support -- the lawyers will argue that out, that's my own judgment. but the reason your question is so important and i'm glad you brought it up now, is it highlights how do we find a balance in our country between individual freedom that we value so much and what happens when the exercise of individual freedom ripples over to the community at large and let me try to describe how i struck the balance. . . but we have a...
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we talk about the medicare cuts. a lot of people do not understand that when the medicare bills were written decades ago, many of the health care opportunities that we currently have are not even a part of medicare. they are costing patients hundreds of millions of dollars. they're costing the united states government hundreds of millions of dollars. because i am a respiratory therapist, i will speak directly to that profession. we all know that lung disease is the fourth leading cause of all medical diagnoses. when you look at the reimbursement of medicare on those types of patients, a respiratory therapist cannot provide care to a health care -- of home care or nursing home patient because our services are not reimbursed. only the services of a physician or nurse. i have been a therapist for 25 years. if i go teach a smoking cessation class to chronic pulmonary disease patients, i am not reimbursed by medicare. not only is there an issue of medicare spending and cuts, where there are cost-saving ideas, they are wip
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i think that, you know, those concerns were concerns about what happened to medicare. you don't think that republicans would be the defenders of medicare but that's exactly what happened because that's what their constituents wanted them to be. politicians are followers. they're not leaders by and large. very early on when it looked like president obama with absolutely ironclad strong when he had 70% approval rating you saw folks like eric cantor saying we don't like reed and pelosi but we like president obama. that tone shifted when the conservative grass roots shifted. that was a basic political miscalculation. cynthia makes a reasonable point. had the president focused for example on some kind of medicaid reform on expanding access to medicare that would have been a shrewd incremental strategy that democrats could have built on. instead it was something that was very, very hard to sell to the rank-and-file voteres in the middle and some on the central right. >> brown: i have to ask you in our last time because we're in the journalistic time of looking at one year. b
i think that, you know, those concerns were concerns about what happened to medicare. you don't think that republicans would be the defenders of medicare but that's exactly what happened because that's what their constituents wanted them to be. politicians are followers. they're not leaders by and large. very early on when it looked like president obama with absolutely ironclad strong when he had 70% approval rating you saw folks like eric cantor saying we don't like reed and pelosi but we like...
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part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do for health care reform, the mayo clinic, their operations in arizona decided, announced they were no longer taking medicare payment. which meant if you're an older adult and you're going to a facility that doesn't accept medicare, you have to pay out of pocket, you have to have some other provisions. and so these cuts that we've piled on top with medicare just add insult to injury and my diagnosis for either of the house and the senate democratic bills are fewer doctors and fewer hospitals. the most doctors in pennsylvania, the average doctor is over 50 years of nage pennsyl
part of that is through medicare cuts. half a trillion dollars in medicare cuts. and there are a lot of physicians today that do not accept medical assistance patients or medicare pishts today and it's all economic -- patients today and it's all economics. medical assistance pace 40 cents to 60 cents for every dollar and medicare pays 80 cents to 90 cents for every dollar of cost. just recently one of the facilities that president obama lifted up as a bright shining example of what we could do...
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it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans want it. if you do not wanted, do not use it. no one will force you. benefits for the first district, 50,000 uninsured in this congressional district at about 660,000. 17 dozen 900 small-business is will be eligible for tax credits. -- 17,900 small businesses. it has a prescription drug benefit plan. i thought it was a giveaway to the pharmaceutical industries. basically, they pay their premium and once you hit $2,500 you fall into the doughnut hole. you're still paying the premium, but when to hit $2,500 it all comes out of your pocket. what to him a
it is basically medicare. how do you pay for medicare? everyone of us under 65, there is a payroll deduction for fica. if you are 65, parts d medicare is a monthly premium. when we do the public option, how you pay? payroll taxes in your monthly premium which is similar to medicare. it is not funded by the government. whether it exists is a whether or not people participate. it has to be self funded, have the same financial is solvent and environment, and will only exist as long as americans...
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medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some point, we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not go way out of black. i am sure there are some details -- we hold medicare costs per recipient constant as a way of making sure that it does not have things going out of wahack. it has to be reformed for the younger generations because it is going bankrupt. why not give people the same health care plan we have in congress? that is the kind of proposal of reform for medicare -- [applause] >> as i have said before, this is an entirely legitimate proposal. the prob
medicare and medicaid are a massive problem down the road. that is going to be what our children have to worry about. paul's approach, i want to be careful to not simplify this because i know you have a lot of detail in your plan, but i understand it to say that we will provide doctors of some sort for current medicare recipients at the current level. 55 and over. there is a grandfathering in for future beneficiaries. i just want to point out that i have read it. the basic idea is that at some...
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we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking about they keep on talking about cuts in the budget. they are not even adding that picture money. i was for the public option. i have a pre-existing condition, lupus. i had to have a kidney transplant. no, i am not dependent on medicaid, but i also have bluecross blueshield. these people that have medicaid, medicare, and they do not want to help anybody else that is the point i want to get over -- that is the point i cannot get over. guest: with respect to medicare, it has been a very successful program. it has kept millions of seniors from falling into poverty. we need to do everything we can to pres
we need to move forward in terms of other reforms in medicare to make sure we extend the life of medicare, going forward. also, as part of this reform, we close the doughnut hole in the prescription drug care program. host: on the democratic line. laurel, maryland. caller: i am a democrat and i am satisfied with what the president is trying to do. what i want oall of our representatives to remind people is the budget before him did not have the love of the wars for the double you are talking...
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the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so on the left and the right we have those complaining that if you move forward to deal with the debt, you're going to make reductions in programs and you're goi i think that's undeniably the case. if you're going to deal with this debt threat, we are going to have to make changes in the spending prowewewewewe are goine changes in the revenue base of the country. i would suggest for those who are concerned about tax increases, the first place to get more revenue is not with the tax increase. the first place to get more revenue is to collect what's actually owed. if you examine t
the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so...
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and also, are you willing for the government to not take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point a crisis at which we can no longer avoid facing the issue. we are pointing out that crisis is sufficiently imminent that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration don't know about this problem, and it is not that they don't know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship has prevailed, and we hope we can turn that around. >> yes. i think it is obvious that leadership in both houses know the problem is a big one. they know it is a bad one. if we can just add to the trepidation, to the fear, that this is something really big, and that we had better think big, act big and try to pull ourselves together so that we are doing something we wouldn't otherwise do, if we can't do that, we are not addressing the problem the right way. >> one more question. >> jackie holmes with the "new york times." i want to know, especially from senator domenici, one of the pr
and also, are you willing for the government to not take its hands off my medicare? >> we may get at some point a crisis at which we can no longer avoid facing the issue. we are pointing out that crisis is sufficiently imminent that we have to move ahead, and we think that is likely to be persuasive. it is not that the leadership of the congress and the administration don't know about this problem, and it is not that they don't know what some of the options are. but so far, partisanship...
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government for an $8 billion credit to cover up funded mandates, things like border protection and medicare and medicaid program. california provides 13% of the nation's gross domestic product and the recovery of the nation depend on california. trace: that is brand-new information at the bottom of the hour. martha: the world economy proving we are all connected. unemployment in the eur o-zone 10%. the highest rate since they began using the euro in 1999. amy has a report for us live from london. >>it is the same as the united states, but it's a euro record. this is as high as it's gotten. that impacts consume were spending. people are spending much less because of this situation. that threatens the economic recovery here as countries teeter on the edge of recession. there is growth in europe and recovery, but a lot of that has been because companies cut jobs, they cut costs and laid people off. the recently released november figures show the average unemployment at 10%. but they have a wide range of statistics. so you can see it's quite varied. but these figures don't tell the whole story.
government for an $8 billion credit to cover up funded mandates, things like border protection and medicare and medicaid program. california provides 13% of the nation's gross domestic product and the recovery of the nation depend on california. trace: that is brand-new information at the bottom of the hour. martha: the world economy proving we are all connected. unemployment in the eur o-zone 10%. the highest rate since they began using the euro in 1999. amy has a report for us live from...
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medicare has lots of fraud in medicare has lots of fraud in it. >> legislation contains a lot of antifraud provisions. we ought to try to make those strong as possible. discussions that are taking place now. let's put the medicare issue in proper context. it is relevant for us in oregon. to me, the central problem with medicare is that it to rewards inefficiency. it essentially pays on the basis of volume rather than quality. and so, we in jordan historically have been discriminated against for holding costs down, for doing a good job. it is relevant in benton county. we have a lot of seniors on medicare advantage. for some time, medicare services in benton county and throughout the valley, it has been hard for the doctors to get adequate reimbursement in order to [unintelligible] if you compare it to other parts of the country, parts of the system that pays on volume rather than quality, many areas of reimbursement is half as it would be [unintelligible] the senate bill -- i was able to get a measure included to get changes in that. under the measure i included, good quality medicare adva
medicare has lots of fraud in medicare has lots of fraud in it. >> legislation contains a lot of antifraud provisions. we ought to try to make those strong as possible. discussions that are taking place now. let's put the medicare issue in proper context. it is relevant for us in oregon. to me, the central problem with medicare is that it to rewards inefficiency. it essentially pays on the basis of volume rather than quality. and so, we in jordan historically have been discriminated...
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better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. let me know. [applause] i am eager to see it. here is what i asked of congress, though. do not walk away from reform. not now, not when we are so close. let's come together to finish the job for the american people. let's get it done. host: on the screen right now it is frank pallone of new jersey. where is the legislation, what is happening? guest: we are trying to see if we can get republican support for a comprehensive bill. it would have three points, covering most americans, bring down costs, and ending discrimination for pre-existing conditions. the bottom line is, if we cannot get republican support, we will have to go ahead and pass it with democrats. unfortunately, whether or not we can get republican support is not clear. host: it sounds like you describe an emphasis on insurance company reform. guest: it is difficult right now for people with pre-existing conditions to get coverage at all. if they do, it is so prohibitive, it is not affordable. hos
better approach that will bring down premiums, bring down the deficit, cover the uninsured, strengthen medicare for seniors, let me know. let me know. [applause] i am eager to see it. here is what i asked of congress, though. do not walk away from reform. not now, not when we are so close. let's come together to finish the job for the american people. let's get it done. host: on the screen right now it is frank pallone of new jersey. where is the legislation, what is happening? guest: we are...
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i am 67 years old, on medicare select. after the first of the year michael fay went up substantially, even though my primary source of income, social security, was stagnant. they're going backwards. host: thank you for their -- thank you for the call. more from "the baltimore sun." "democrats are able to omit time consuming steps in the senate and prevent republicans from trying to delay the final negotiations. under senate rules, three separate votes are required before negotiators for the two houses may hold a formal meeting. while the three normally are agreed to within seconds, each may be filibustered, and democrats would then have to produce 60 votes to cut off debate. additionally, republicans would have the right to demand votes on nine -- non-bindingñr proposs wants negotiators for the two houses were appointed. that could, in turn, required democrats to vote on political controversies such as wiping out the legislation proposed cuts in medicare, which easily be turned into attack ads in next fall's campaign." bi
i am 67 years old, on medicare select. after the first of the year michael fay went up substantially, even though my primary source of income, social security, was stagnant. they're going backwards. host: thank you for their -- thank you for the call. more from "the baltimore sun." "democrats are able to omit time consuming steps in the senate and prevent republicans from trying to delay the final negotiations. under senate rules, three separate votes are required before...
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social security and medicare? caller: we have to, absolutely. this is where term limits would be very effective. these politicians are now so beholden to their special interests that they cannot tackle those issues because they are afraid they will live get reelected. we have to give the president the line-item veto. i would like to have the president with just 16-year term as well. without term limits, we are putting it on congress. if they do not keep the budget within a certain ratio of the gross national product or whenever they have to do, they cannot run for reelection. just like state governments, they have to balance the budget and if they cannot, we will not re-elect them. host: we will leave it there. jack, in the pan and line. caller: i know the the washington culture needs to change, if you see a building burning you do not ask if we need to put it out. but a couple of comments about fair and balanced. c-span is great. i am wondering how people are talking about the lack of the merits here. what i would like to say is there was a cal
social security and medicare? caller: we have to, absolutely. this is where term limits would be very effective. these politicians are now so beholden to their special interests that they cannot tackle those issues because they are afraid they will live get reelected. we have to give the president the line-item veto. i would like to have the president with just 16-year term as well. without term limits, we are putting it on congress. if they do not keep the budget within a certain ratio of the...
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greatest achievement -- the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act, and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and privileged -- and the privileged. the see middle-class americans as overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and homelessness. this world view has brought democrats nothing but disaster. the republicans' response is to offer the middle-class the false hope of tax cuts. tax cuts and enriching the rich, devastating the middle-class by destroying the institutions like public education and social security that make the middle- class possible. are you trying to tell me something? >> we're now into the question and answer
greatest achievement -- the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act, and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and privileged -- and the privileged. the see middle-class americans as overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a...
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using medicare and gove)nment insurance, health insurance funds. harry reed let us down on the healthcare reform and there's way - europeans have a gas tax to pay for healthcare. we use 84 million barrels of oil in this country a day. we could pay for healthcare by putting a dollar a tax on gasoline and harry reed let us down by not walking the walk. count less hours on that issue as well. app)eciate your comments on senator reid. roy, republican line. you're on c-span. good morning. caller: i love my country and all it's people so much. i'm so tired of groups being pitted against each other. this is simple when you think about it. the people who support god given free will verses those that don't and you call in and they tell you what you should and shouldn't talk about. that makes my point right there. sir, you can talk about anything you want to and we have a constitution, a bill of rights and a lot of american people call us tea baggers, what you want but we stand up for everyone's freedom and we love this country. happy new year. >> randy, ind
using medicare and gove)nment insurance, health insurance funds. harry reed let us down on the healthcare reform and there's way - europeans have a gas tax to pay for healthcare. we use 84 million barrels of oil in this country a day. we could pay for healthcare by putting a dollar a tax on gasoline and harry reed let us down by not walking the walk. count less hours on that issue as well. app)eciate your comments on senator reid. roy, republican line. you're on c-span. good morning. caller: i...